Research Article

The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye

Volume: 15 Number: ISRIS 2025 July 31, 2025
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The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye

Abstract

The Paris Conservatory is one of the oldest known schools of music and dance that still continues to provide education. Founded towards the end of the 18th century, the conservatory pioneered the development of the traditional French flute tradition. The Conservatory has prepared the ground for the formation of the French flute tradition and has played a major role in the development of technique, repertoire and musical expression in flute education and performance, and in the international acceptance of French musical culture on the flute. The most important representative who contributed greatly to laying the foundations of the French flute tradition and is accepted as its founder is Paul Taffanel, one of the flute teachers at the Paris Conservatory, and later Philippe Gaubert, who was Taffanel's student. Taffanel and Gaubert pioneered many innovations and developments in flute education and performance. One of these is the Morceau Impose tradition. The Morceau Impose tradition, which means compulsory piece, emerged from the practice of students performing pieces that they were required to perform in order to graduate. These pieces were written by flute teachers at the Paris Conservatory or by French composers. The pieces must not have been performed before. In this tradition, the pieces are given to the students who are going to graduate four weeks before their recitals and they perform in front of a jury of five, including the composer of the piece. This tradition, which was implemented at the Paris Conservatory, has been observed to have a wide musical repertoire in the field of flute, in addition to the formation of the French flute tradition. In Türkiye, there are flutists and composers who practice this tradition. In addition, when the music history of the republic is examined, Saffet Atabinen is known as the first Turkish flutist and orchestra conductor to receive training at the Paris Conservatory. Saffet Atabinen contributed to the development of flute education in Türkiye by adopting the technical, artistic understanding of flute performance and the pedagogical approach in flute education implemented at the Paris Conservatory. After Saffet Atabinen, many musicians in our country received training at the Paris Conservatory. In this study, the contributions of the Paris Conservatory to international flute education, as well as the effects of these contributions on flute performance and flute education in Türkiye, were examined historically. This research was conducted using the case study method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and data were collected by examining written and visual documents.

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Ethical Statement

“Paris Konservatuvarı’nın Fransız flüt pedagojisini oluşturmadaki işlevi ve bu pedagojinin Türkiye’deki yansıması” başlıklı çalışma, etik kurul izni gerektirmeyen çalışmalar arasında yer aldığını beyan ederiz.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education (Other), Music Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2025

Submission Date

June 29, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 2, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 15 Number: ISRIS 2025

APA
Sarıboğa Akca, B., & Karaman, Y. (2025). The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, 15(ISRIS 2025), 117-138. https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.1729902
AMA
1.Sarıboğa Akca B, Karaman Y. The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;15(ISRIS 2025):117-138. doi:10.48146/odusobiad.1729902
Chicago
Sarıboğa Akca, Bahar, and Yağmur Karaman. 2025. “The Function of the Paris Conservatory in Creating French Flute Pedagogy and the Reflection of This Pedagogy in Türkiye”. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi 15 (ISRIS 2025): 117-38. https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.1729902.
EndNote
Sarıboğa Akca B, Karaman Y (July 1, 2025) The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi 15 ISRIS 2025 117–138.
IEEE
[1]B. Sarıboğa Akca and Y. Karaman, “The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye”, Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 15, no. ISRIS 2025, pp. 117–138, July 2025, doi: 10.48146/odusobiad.1729902.
ISNAD
Sarıboğa Akca, Bahar - Karaman, Yağmur. “The Function of the Paris Conservatory in Creating French Flute Pedagogy and the Reflection of This Pedagogy in Türkiye”. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi 15/ISRIS 2025 (July 1, 2025): 117-138. https://doi.org/10.48146/odusobiad.1729902.
JAMA
1.Sarıboğa Akca B, Karaman Y. The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;15:117–138.
MLA
Sarıboğa Akca, Bahar, and Yağmur Karaman. “The Function of the Paris Conservatory in Creating French Flute Pedagogy and the Reflection of This Pedagogy in Türkiye”. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 15, no. ISRIS 2025, July 2025, pp. 117-38, doi:10.48146/odusobiad.1729902.
Vancouver
1.Bahar Sarıboğa Akca, Yağmur Karaman. The function of the Paris Conservatory in creating French flute pedagogy and the reflection of this pedagogy in Türkiye. Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Jul. 1;15(ISRIS 2025):117-38. doi:10.48146/odusobiad.1729902

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